Total Crime Rate

162.3 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 162.3 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 56.8 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 25.3 8/10
  • Other theft 17.1 9/10
  • Burglary 10.8 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 10.8 7/10
  • Public order 10.8 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 9.0 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 9.0 7/10
  • Drugs 4.5 5/10
  • Theft from the person 3.6 5/10
  • Shoplifting 1.8 1/10
  • Other crime 0.9 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.9 1/10
  • Robbery 0.9 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Hill Street area has the 30th highest crime rate of 66 local areas in Central , and the 320th highest crime rate of 1,352 local areas in Bristol, City of .

The streets immediately around this postcode mostly have high or very high crime levels, and on average the bordering areas are much more affected by crime than this postcode itself.

The overall crime rate in the area around Hill Street (BS1 5PU) in the last 12 months was 162.3 per 1,000 residents and was 64.3% lower than the Central average (455.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 63 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Robbery ( -80.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 77 (≈ 69.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -12.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 57.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Hill Street (BS1 5PU), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 168 crimes here, including 80 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Hill Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Other theft Queen'S Parade Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Nightclub Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour College Street
Sep 2025Bicycle theft College Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Nightclub
Sep 2025Public order Nightclub Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Nightclub Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Nightclub Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Hill Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Culver Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Unity Street
Sep 2025Other theft Unity Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hill Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Hill Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Nightclub
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Explore Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Ferry Terminal Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Ferry Terminal Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ferry Terminal Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Explore Lane
Sep 2025Public order Explore Lane Under investigation

Data Sources

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